ideology

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“There are many different kinds of ideologies, including political, social, epistemological, and ethical. Recent analysis tends to posit that ideology is a ‘coherent system of ideas’ that rely on a few basic assumptions about reality that may or may not have any factual basis.” – wikipedia

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transgender

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“King Charles III will unveil a memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel at his first official engagement in support of the LGBT+ community.”
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trans

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“In a surprising move for an elected official who has proclaimed support for the trans community, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vetoed a bill that would have required 12 months of hormone therapy coverage for transgender patients in California, citing cost concerns.”
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they / them

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“The band’s producer, Toddla T, claimed festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis had received a “private and confidential” letter from a “very systemically powerful music agent” urging them to reconsider the band’s booking.”
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systemically

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“The band’s producer, Toddla T, claimed festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis had received a “private and confidential” letter from a “very systemically powerful music agent” urging them to reconsider the band’s booking.”
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systemic

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“Fears about systemic credit problems Thursday were primed when a fresh instance of alleged credit fraud was disclosed at two smaller banks.”
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stereotypes

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“A series of pioneering studies in the 1930s found no empirical support for widely held racial stereotypes.[17] By the mid-1950s, Gordon Allport wrote that, “It is possible for a stereotype to grow in defiance of all evidence.”[35]”
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